WHEN THERE’S A WILLIS... Broncos running back Willis McGahee makes like Tim Tebow before Denver’s home victory over the Steelers in last week’s wild-card playoff game.Getty Images

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The avalanche of attention Tim Tebow has brought to the Broncos has created a Tiger Woods effect.

Much the way Woods’ dramatic burst onto the golf scene in 1997 created a vacuum in the sport, sucking attention away from the other players and directing it squarely on Woods, Tebow’s incredible story this season has done the same thing inside his own locker room.

While Tebow has played a lead role in the Broncos’ remarkable ride to tomorrow’s AFC Divisional playoff game against the Patriots, his rock star-style popularity has overshadowed the teammates around him who have also played significant roles.

After Woods not only became the youngest player ever to win The Masters in 1997 but also did it with a record-shattering performance, all fans wanted to hear about was Tiger.

It’s the same with Tebow. It doesn’t matter which Broncos star in a victory, because everyone wants to make it about Tebow.

Denver players won’t say it because the words will resonate as resentful, and the last thing Tebow’s teammates are is resentful of the attention he has received. There are, however, Broncos who would like you to know there’s more to their team than the quarterback.

After the Broncos’ stirring overtime upset victory of the Steelers on Sunday in Denver, there was an underlying but palpable vibe coming from Tebow’s teammates that seemed to whisper, “Don’t forget about the rest of us.’’

The same way golfers used to react to the repetitive barrage of Woods questions with a roll of the eyes or a sigh, some Denver players displayed similar body language as TV crew after TV crew approached them with Tebow questions.

“This was a great team win,’’ Broncos right guard Russ Hochstein said. “I’m not taking away anything from Tim, but everyone in this locker room contributed to this.’’

Tight end Dante Rosario added: “Tim did a great job, but the offensive line gave him a lot of time, the receivers made great catches and the defense played great.’’

Indeed, the Broncos would not have even made the playoffs had it not been for the defense keeping them in so many games as the offense struggled.

In seven of the 11 regular-season games Tebow started, the offense failed to score 20 points, including four games during Denver’s six-game winning streak.

There would have been no playoffs for Denver had it not been for its top-ranked rushing offense, led by running back Willis McGahee (1,199 rushing yards) and the offensive line.

Without great pass protection Sunday, Tebow, for all of his uncanny elusiveness, would never have made the five completions of 30 or more yards against a Steelers defense that previously had yielded only seven such big-play passes all season.

If not for everyone around him executing to near perfection, Tebow would never have hit receiver Demaryius Thomas in stride for that 80-yard catch-and-run to win the game in overtime.

So exalt Tebow as much as you’d like — he deserves the praise — but don’t lose sight of the fact there’s more to the Broncos than Tebow.